PMID- 32605124
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20210218
LR  - 20210218
IS  - 1420-3049 (Electronic)
IS  - 1420-3049 (Linking)
VI  - 25
IP  - 13
DP  - 2020 Jun 27
TI  - Carbon Nanotube Reinforced High Density Polyethylene Materials for Offshore 
      Sheathing Applications.
LID - 10.3390/molecules25132960 [doi]
LID - 2960
AB  - Multiwall carbon nanotube (CNT)-filled high density polyethylene (HDPE) 
      nanocomposites were prepared by extrusion and considered for their suitability in 
      the offshore sheathing applications. Transmission electron microscopy was 
      conducted to analyse dispersion after bulk extrusion. Monolithic and 
      nanocomposite samples were subjected to accelerated weathering and 
      photodegradation (carbonyl and vinyl indices) characterisations, which consisted 
      of heat, moisture (seawater) and UV light, intended to imitate the offshore 
      conditions. The effects of accelerated weathering on mechanical properties 
      (tensile strength and elastic modulus) of the nanocomposites were analysed. CNT 
      addition in HDPE produced environmentally resilient nanocomposites with improved 
      mechanical properties. The energy utilised to extrude nanocomposites was also 
      less than the energy used to extrude monolithic HDPE samples. The results support 
      the mass substitution of CNT-filled HDPE nanocomposites in high-end offshore 
      applications.
FAU - Okolo, Chinyere
AU  - Okolo C
AD  - Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Northumbria University, 
      Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK.
FAU - Rafique, Rafaila
AU  - Rafique R
AD  - H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Centre for Chemical and 
      Biological, Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan.
FAU - Iqbal, Sadia Sagar
AU  - Iqbal SS
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3042-3533
AD  - Department of Physics, University of Lahore, Lahore 54590, Pakistan.
FAU - Saharudin, Mohd Shahneel
AU  - Saharudin MS
AD  - Malaysia Italy Design Institute (UniKL MIDI), Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Kuala 
      Lumpur 56100, Malaysia.
FAU - Inam, Fawad
AU  - Inam F
AD  - Department of Engineering and Computing, University of East London, London E16 
      2RD, UK.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20200627
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Molecules
JT  - Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
JID - 100964009
RN  - 0 (Nanotubes, Carbon)
RN  - 9002-88-4 (Polyethylene)
SB  - IM
MH  - Elastic Modulus/drug effects/radiation effects
MH  - Hot Temperature/adverse effects
MH  - Materials Testing
MH  - Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
MH  - Nanocomposites/*chemistry/radiation effects
MH  - Nanotubes, Carbon/*chemistry/radiation effects
MH  - Polyethylene/*chemistry/radiation effects
MH  - Seawater/adverse effects
MH  - Tensile Strength/drug effects/radiation effects
MH  - Ultraviolet Rays/adverse effects
PMC - PMC7412307
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - applications
OT  - carbon nanotubes
OT  - nanocomposites
OT  - offshore engineering
OT  - polyethylene
OT  - sheathing
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2020/07/02 06:00
MHDA- 2021/02/20 06:00
PMCR- 2020/06/27
CRDT- 2020/07/02 06:00
PHST- 2020/05/06 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/06/22 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2020/06/23 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2020/07/02 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2020/07/02 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/02/20 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2020/06/27 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - molecules25132960 [pii]
AID - molecules-25-02960 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/molecules25132960 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Molecules. 2020 Jun 27;25(13):2960. doi: 10.3390/molecules25132960.